Overview
- Prince William welcomed Jesper Brodin to the role and thanked outgoing chair Christiana Figueres for her leadership.
- Figueres will move to the Prize Council, which selects five annual winners from a shortlist of 15 finalists.
- Organisers report 75 finalists supported to date, £25 million awarded, and more than $500 million in follow-on investment catalysed.
- Claimed impacts include safeguarding over one million square kilometres of land and ocean, diverting 250,000 tonnes of waste, and cutting 4.8 million tonnes of CO2.
- Mumbai will host the sixth Earthshot Prize awards in November 2026, highlighting the initiative’s growing global platform.